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Lot 125950: ME Hochecker - Insectes d'Europe engraving by FL Swebach Desfontaines 1779-92
This rare hand coloured engraving is from Insectes d’Europe by Father Jacques Engramelle and JJ Ernst. Printed by by PM Delaguette and Basan & Poignant, Paris 1779-92.
The engraving and hand colouring was completed by François Louis Swebach-Desfontaines after a drawing by Maria Eleon Hochecker. The engraving is on chain-linked, watermarked paper.
Insectes d’Europe was one of the most magnificent French works on moths painted from nature. It was issued as an edition of only 250 copies. Among the subscribers to this work were the King and Queen of France, members of the Royal Family, the King of Spain, the King of Sweden, and notable scientists such as Duc d’Aumont and le Compte de Buffon.
Size: 10.5in x 8in (27cm x 20.5cm)
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